WAKPALA: Bodies of missing teens found

February 23, 2009|BY EMILY ARTHUR-RICHARDT, earthur@aberdeennews.com

The bodies of two missing Wakpala teens have been found, law enforcement sources confirmed this morning. A representative from the Fort Yates (N.D.) Bureau of Indian Affairs said Mariah Roundtree, 17, and Jalen Mellette, 16, were found dead on Sunday. Roundtree, who was five months pregnant, and Mellette were last seen on Feb. 8 between Promise and Whitehorse. Several searches had been done in the last week with volunteers trying to locate the teens. The Fort Yates BIA representative said officers were still at the scene Monday morning. No further information was available.